Greece to present delayed reforms list

Protesters are silhouetted in front of the parliament during an anti-austerity and pro-government demonstration in Athens February 15, 2015. REUTERS Photo

Greece was to hand in a delayed list of proposed reforms Feb. 24 morning aimed at winning a four-month extension of its massive bailout -- after missing a Monday deadline set by its international lenders.
      
A Greek government source insisted late Monday that the proposals would arrive in time for eurozone finance ministers -- the Eurogroup -- to discuss them in a conference call on Tuesday afternoon.
      
A Brussels source said however that this call would only happen if the "troika" of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund deem the reforms sufficient.
      
Time is of the essence and the stakes are high, with Greece's current 240-billion-euro ($270-billion) bailout programme due to expire on Saturday and several European parliaments still needing to approve any extension.
      
If Athens fails to win more time and the bailout expires, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's month-old government risks running out of money, triggering a likely run on banks and even possible ejection from the 19-country eurozone.
      
The Greek government source said that the much-awaited list of measures would include all the promises made by Tsipras's hard-left Syriza party before its sweeping election victory in January.
      
These include free electricity for 300,000 poor families, free access to health care, food and public transport coupons and aid for those on low pensions.
      
The Greek government source did not say however how much extra these measures will cost.
      
Other measures include a more "just" taxation system, measures to tackle tax evasion and corruption and to crack down on smuggling, as well as streamlining the civil service to reduce...

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